Apple advises that it’s easiest to open Simulator directly from your Xcode project. You need to select an iOS emulator (specifying a device model) from the Xcode scheme pop-up menu, and click Run. Xcode builds your project and runs it in Simulator on your Mac.

Can you run iOS apps on a Mac?

To run iPhone and iPad apps on your Mac, you have to download and install them from the App Store app on your Mac. You probably already have this in your Dock, which looks like this: Click on the app icon to launch it.

Is there a way to emulate iOS?

Xcode is the best emulator for iOS developers because it was created by Apple. It emulates all Apple devices so that you can see how the layout of your app changes on different versions of the iPhone and iPad with and without a Retina display.